Monthly Archives: September 2022

Man’s Best Friend

September 15, 2022 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

As I sit on my porch in the evening, I enjoy watching the neighborhood dogs escort their owners down the sidewalk. From terriers to greyhounds, poodles to bulldogs, you can see the bond between these animals and their owners. Yes, we do love our four-legged friends and that love translates … Read More

100 Years Ago: Sept. 16-22

September 15, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, September 16, 1922: Indianapolis colored citizens have formed an organization for the advancement of civic, social, and political conditions of the city’s colored people. Known as the Better Indianapolis League, the organization resulted from a general feeling among the colored people that they should have … Read More

“What we have here is a failure to communicate.”

September 15, 2022 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in August 2009. Al is completing a major project. One of the most recognizable character actors of all time, Strother Martin (Jr.) was born in Kokomo, Indiana on March 26, 1919. Strother was the youngest of three children born to father Strother Douglas Martin, a machinist, … Read More

Tales of the Bus

September 15, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

A recent news story highlighted complaints about Indianapolis’ Union Station and the condition of the bus terminal. I am a frequent consumer of interstate bus transportation, a mode of transportation that I utilized when I was in high school, travelling from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to Philadelphia to see my girlfriend. I … Read More

This Week’s Issue: Sept. 9-15

September 8, 2022 | by Weekly View

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